CVE-2008-3188

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-07-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-327

Description

libxcrypt in SUSE openSUSE 11.0 uses the DES algorithm when the configuration specifies the MD5 algorithm, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute-force attacks against hashed passwords.

Affected products

Opensuse: 11.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31096
http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30301
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43927
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31096
http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30301
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43927

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